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Listen to Time Warp on 89X - the long running classic alternative show airs Sunday mornings from 8am - 12pm ET. Listen on the radio (88.7) in Detroit, or stream it worldwide on the net. The Time Warp playlist archive is posted here.

Richard Hawley (Pulp, Longpigs), will drop his seventh studio record, Standing At The Sky's Edge, May 7th in the U.K. So far, it appears there won't be a North American release, but it be available on import May 15th. Take a listen to two tracks from the album below and visit The Guardian for the exclusive full album stream.

Smashing Pumpkins have revealed the cover art and tracklisting for their new album Oceania. The band's seventh studio album will drop on June 19th. You can pre-order the album on cd and vinyl now on Amazon. Oceania is part of the band's ongoing 44 track Teargarden by Kaleidyscope which they've been slowly releasing since 2009. Though you can download the tracks for free from Smashing Pumpkins' official site, you can still purchase limited edition box set versions of Teargarden by Kaleidyscope 1: Songs For A Sailor and Teargarden by Kaleidyscope 2: The Solstice Bare.

The Machine Room have premiered a new video for their track "Camino de Soda." The song is available on the band's Love From A Distance four song ep that dropped earlier this year. Take a look at the video below and buy the ep on iTunes, Amazon, or Bandcamp.

The Machine Room "Camino de Soda"

I'd also like to mention that, "Your Head On The Floor Next Door," which is also on Love From A Distance, is still my favorite song of 2012. It's so addictive, it's like crack. If you haven't listened to it yet, by all means, envelop yourself in its awesomeness:

If you liked the songs on Love From A Distance, you'll probably also want to check out another new track, "Feed Me To The Ocean."

2012/04/28

The Atlantic examined Jack White and his lyrical output from over the years and determined he's got a real life problem with women, and in particular, women who are in control. The article, Jack White'sWomen Problem, appeared in Wednesday's online edition of the 'zine, and starts off with:

Blunderbuss doubles down on the White Stripes' singer's long lyrical campaign against females he can't control.

Some other choice passages from the article follow:

White as a lyricist has been obsessed with women for more than a decade
now, perhaps to a greater extent than any other rock star in his
generation.

What White really seems to dislike is when women choose their own boxes.
He's a famous control freak, and in his songs, women are constantly
threatening his control, forcing him into playing the role of victim.
His response? Vitriol.

Come on! Is it fair to comb through White's lyrics and make assumptions about him in real life? I wholeheartedly disagree that White has some kind of control issue with women, but it is definitely an interesting, if not off the mark read. Check out the full text here.

As the Stone Roses were starting to blow up in 1989, they played their biggest gig (at the time) of their career at the Empress Ballroom in Blackpool England. The concert, released on DVD in the U.K. in 1991, is regarded by many Roses fans as one of the band's best gigs ever. The band played to a packed house of 4000 (it turned out to be more than that--as the story goes, at the beginning of the show someone in the band opened the doors of the ballroom allowing tons of fans to pack in and enjoy the sold out show). Blackpool Live is no longer available to purchase, but you can watch the full concert below.

Last night Jack White streamed his concert live from New York as part of the American Express Unstaged series. The concert, directed by Gary Oldman, has been uploaded in its entirety to Vevo and you can watch it below.

FYI, the show below begins with video of White and director Oldman having some fun, then the actual concert begins at around 9 minutes in. If you missed the show last night, there were two sets--the first 40 minute set featured White's female band, then after a ten minute intermission White returned for a second set backed by his male band. Envelop yourself in the awesomeness below:

"Todd may your soul be finally at peace. You are not only the most fantastic father and husband one could have, but also you were also a great friend, musician, teacher, guide, mentor and music engineer.The music community has suffered now a great loss and talent. Not only did you touch all the hearts of people in music but also in the lives of family, my peers and especially our daughters friends and family. You will forever remain close by in our hearts and you will be greatly missed by all."

Jack White appeared on the Colbert Report last night for an interview and performance. If you missed the broadcast, watch the entertaining backstage interview and performance of "Freedom At 21" below. Video highlights courtesy of The Audio Perv:

Interview

"Freedom At 21"

Tonight Jack White and Gary Oldman team up for AmericanExpress Unstaged. Oldman is directing the live webcast of White's show from New York City. Festivities kick off at 9pm ET.

2012/04/26

Gary Numan kicks off his tour of the U.K. next month. The tour, which coincides with Numan's DVD Machine Music: TheBest Of Gary Numan, features a mix of greatest hits from Numan's entire career plus tracks from his 2011 album DeadSon Rising. Machine Music: The Best Of Gary Numan drops May 22nd and you can watch the short promo video for the release and tour below:

Crocodiles are releasing their new albumEndless Flowers in June. Take a look at their official video for the first single, "Sunday," plus some recent live footage including a 30 minute set from earlier this year:

Swervedriver's Adam Franklin was interviewed by Glasgowest after the band's recent show in San Francisco. Franklin talked about the band's early days (the previous band Shake Appeal), getting signed to Creation by Alan McGee, and there's also mention of My Bloody Valentine and MarkGardener. Franklin also asked some fan submitted questions, including when we expect a new record. Here's part of his reply:

"I think the official line was that we've been working on new material for probably release later in the year. You can take an educated guess or interpret that any way you want but we have a couple of ideas we'd like to execute, certainly and we'll see how that goes..."

According to Billboard, it looks like Jack White's debut solo record Blunderbuss is tipped to enter the Billboard 200 at number one! The numbers don't officially get announced until May 2nd, however the analysts generally accurately predict the charting based off sales figures based from the first couple of days of album sales. Go Jack!

Don't miss Jack White on The Colbert Report tonight and while you're waiting for that, listen to an archive of White's interview and performance on BBC Radio One with Zane Lowe.

Morrissey has announced plans for his only U.K. concert of 2012. Morrissey makes his grand return to Manchester Arena on July 28th, a venue he last played in 2004 while promoting You Are The Quarry. Tickets for the July 28th show go on sale Friday at 9am BST.

2012/04/25

Jack White appeared on Zane Lowe's show on BBC Radio1 for an interview and live performance. During the interview Lowe asked White about why he has two separate live backing bands--one all female and one all male. Here's part of his reply:

"...it was a production idea that came up while I was doing blunderbuss...it just takes one female to change all the males', like, energy and it makes it
sometimes better, sometimes different, whatever it is, it's
different...you can change the vibe very easily just with bringing a different person in the room so, I said this is the vibe I want to when I get on stage live...what if I had two different bands? I thought, well people aren't really going to notice the effect if it was just two bands with with mixed people or whatever, so I thought the way to really exemplify it was with an all female band and an all male band and you can definitely visually say this is a totally different thing than the last time I saw them play...it's a lot of bizarre interesting social, electricity going on in the room when you do that and I'm getting a lot of it and all the musicians are really vibing off it..."

White also revealed that he decides which band will back him the day of the show (it's not a set schedule or planned out very far in advance.)

Listen to the full interview and performance here (it starts ~ 58:00 into the archive).

White is on his way back to the U.S. for some live shows, and he'll kick off the action Thursday night with an appearance on the Colbert Report.

Eric Erlandson continues on the press tour for his newly released memoir Letters To Kurt. In an interview with the online edition of San Francisco Bay Guardian, Erlandson revealed he's going to put out a soundtrack to accompany Letters To Kurt later this year:

I’m planning on doing a soundtrack to the book, I just ran out of time, I couldn’t get it out at the same time as the book. I plan to get it out this year. That should be really fun, to go back and use all my musical influences and not have it be tied to a band project.

30 Seconds To Mars have announced they're busy working on their fourth studio album and Friday they'll be holding a fan event on their newly launched site VyRT.net. The band's webcast on Friday will feature a live performance, a preview of their upcoming film, and they'll also answer fan questions. The deadline to watch the event is tonight (and they are charging a fee to view) but they have plans to do more of these webcasts in the future. For more info, hit up VyRT.net.

The band put together a short video to promote the event, and you can watch the "spooky" video below:

The Stone Roses are preparing to kick off their reunion tour and as part of the celebration a new exhibit featuring tons of never before seen photos of the band will open in London. The Stone Roses: The Third Coming, The Definitive Stone Roses Exhibition features 70 rare and/or never seen before pictures taken by music photographers Kevin Cummins, PaulSlattery, and Ian Tilton. The exhibit opens June 13th and runs through August 12th at Whiteley's Shopping Center. Take a look at some of the pictures here.

The Stone Roses are kicking off their reunion tour June 8th in Barcelona and will play the European festival circuit this summer. There are no North American dates at this time, but at the band's press conference last year they did make mention of a "worldwide" tour, so perhaps there will be dates to announce shortly!

Last month Damon Albarn got everyone all wound up when he told the
Guardian that there likely wouldn't be a future for Blur or Gorillaz.
Well now Albarn is backing away from those statements saying he was
"misquoted." When asked about his comments about disbanding both acts, here's what he told the Metro:

No. That
comes from an article which was an interesting take on a very long
conversation. I don’t know how we’ll feel when we play Hyde Park. Some
days I feel one way and other days I feel the other. If you don’t see
something as a career but as an important part of your life, you don’t
know how you’re going to feel about it. We want to put on a great
performance but nothing’s been said between us about the beginning or
the end.

Drummers from around the world are coming together for a charity event in Manchester on July 15th. Stick It To MS is a benefit for the Multiple Sclerosis Society and so far will reportedly include drummers from The Smiths, Faithless, and Groove Armada among others. The organizers are trying to get as many drummers from around the world to participate and they're attempting to set a Guinness World Record for having the most drummers playing the same beat for five minutes. You don't have to be a renowned drummer to take part, you just need to be able to play a simple beat. To find out more visit the Stick It To MS website and take a look at the promo video below to get an idea of the drumming skills involved:

Eric Erlandson will be in Berkeley tonight for an acoustic performance and reading from his book Letters To Kurt. The event takes place at Moe's Books tonight at 7:30 pm. If you happen to be in the area, here's all the info on the event.

Monday Erlandson appeared on CNN for an interview, and talked about Letters To Kurt, and why it took him so long to write it. The engaging and insightful interview can be viewed here. Letters To Kurt is available now.

White has been in the U.K. for a handful of live gigs, but he'll be back in the U.S. tomorrow for his North American tour. Detroit fans, keep in mind tickets to see Jack White's matinee show May 24th at Scottish Rite Theater are still available. Tickets are only available in person (no phone orders or internet orders.) To purchase visit UHF in Royal Oak or Street Corner Music in Oak Park. Tickets are 48 dollars each (there's a two ticket limit), cash only, and you need a photo id to purchase.

Tomorrow the Third Man Records Rolling Record Store will be cruising around NYC on April 26th giving away tickets to White's American Express Unstaged show for Friday, April 27th. If you want the tickets, you'll need to find the Rolling store, so be sure to follow them on Twitter because they'll be tweeting out their location. If you haven't seen the big ol' yellow Rolling Store, it looks like this:

Friday, don't miss the live webcast of Jack White's American Express Unstaged show. The concert will be directed by Gary Oldman and will be webcast live starting at 9pm ET

2012/04/24

Gaz Coombes has premiered the official video for "Hot Fruit," the first single from his solo albumHereCome The Bombs. Take a look at the video below and U.K. fans can pre-order the album here. So far it appears the album will only be available on import in the U.S.

A collection of R.E.M. related photographs Anton Corbijn took over the last two decades are on display at a museum in Germany. The exhibit titled Anton Corbijn. R.E.M. Seen between 1990 - 2010 will run through June 10th at the Albertinum in Dresden, East Germany. Read more about the exhibit here and view a picture of Corbijn standing in front of the exhibit.

As previously reported Corbijn himself is the subject of a documentary titled Anton Corbijn InsideOut which is currently being screened in Germany. The film, directed by Klaartje Quirijns, is peek into Corbijn's extraordinary career as a photographer, film maker/director, and video artist. InsideOut is available on DVD in the Netherlands and Germany, and will be released in Belgium next month. So far a release date for elsewhere in the world (including North America and the U.K.) has not been announced.

The Hives appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live last night and played two songs from their forthcoming album Lex Hives. Watch "Go Right Ahead" and "Wait A Minute" below. Lex Hives will arrive in stores on June 5th.

Eric Erlandson from Hole recently released his book Letters To Kurt. Erlandson appeared on CNN yesterday for an interview and explained why he wrote the book, and how it all came together. Erlandson also briefly discussed his recent revelation that Kurt Cobain had been working on new material in the weeks leading up to his death. Watch the interview below and buy Letters To Kurt here.

As expected, Robert Smith was not happy when he learned that the vinyl single he designed and signed for theSecret 7'' project wound up on Ebay. In a post on the official Cure website, Smith revealed that he'll turn the tables on the Ebay seller by designing seven more singles that he'll personally design and sign, plus he's adding handwritten lyrics to the sleeves. All of the singles will be auctioned on Ebay and ALL of the money will go directly to the Teenage Cancer Trust charity. Details about the new Ebay auction will be posted tomorrow.

Read an excerpt from Robert Smith's post (he loves all caps!) below:.

MY ADVICE?
DONT BOTHER BIDDING ON THIS ITEM
AS IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS ON EBAY YOU WILL UNDOUBTEDLY FIND...

SEVEN MORE RS 'FRIDAY I'M IN LOVE' SECRET 7 SLEEVES/VINYL
ALL SIGNED
ALL WITH DIFFERENT HANDWRITTEN LINES FROM THE SONG
AND ALL AUCTIONED WITH EVERY PENNY GOING TO THE TEENAGE CANCER TRUST

2012/04/23

Tommy Marth, the touring saxophonist for the Killers and Big Friendly Corporation died earlier today according to his bandmate Timothy Styles from Big Friendly Corporation (listen to the podcast Styles recorded earlier today). Not much info has been released about his death, other than it was a "tragic, sudden passing."

Read an 2010 interview with Tommy Marth that discusses the saxophone and his experience with the Killers. In the interview Marth mentioned his love of "First Song (For Ruth)" by Stan Getz:

"I don't even have a favorite song, but if I did I might say "First Song (For Ruth)" by Stan Getz. It is a haunting and amazingly beautiful song he recorded just before dying and, I shit you not, there are plenty of times I have cried while listening to it..."

Rest in peace, Tommy.

Stan Getz "First Song (For Ruth)"

This video performance of "Bones" live from Royal Albert Hall features some shots of Tommy in action:

Jack White heard the cries from distraught fans in Detroit shut out of tickets to his May 24th show at the Scottish Rite Theater and has taken action! White added an all ages matinee before his sold out evening show May 24th at the Scottish Rite Theater. Tickets for the matinee show go on sale tomorrow at noon! Here are the details:

Tickets are ONLY available in person at the UHF in Royal Oak and Street Corner Music in Oak Park. Tickets are $48 each, there's a two ticket limit, and CASH ONLY is accepted. A photo id must be presented in order to purchase tickets and you'll need to show photo id again before entry into the show on May 24th (tickets are non-transferable.) Tickets go on sale at both locations tomorrow at noon, and the soonest you can start lining up outside either location is 8am. If you need more details visit the official Jack White website.

Hey, and since you'll be at a record store tomorrow, don't forget to pick up Jack White's solo record Blunderbuss, which drops tomorrow. Like it was planned all along...

System Of A Down have announced a handful of summer dates with Deftones opening, and the tour itinerary includes an August 14th date at DTE! The fan pre-sale kicks off May 1st and the general onsale is May 4th at 10am. View the tour schedule and ticket info on the official System Of A Down website.

To prepare for the awesomeness that awaits, why not watch Deftones' set from Lollapalooza 2011, and System Of A Down's Rock Am Ring set from last year:

The Joy Division/Ian Curtis biopic Control will be screened next month as part of the BrightonFringe film festival, and in celebration of the screening, four limited edition posters have been designed for the event. Only 30 copies of each poster have been made and are being sold in sets of four. To purchase and/or view the posters, visit thephotography blog of Jim Stephenson, and for info on the screening of Control and Q + A session that follows, visit the Brighton Fringe website. Fun fact: Stephen Mallinder of Cabaret Voltaire will be taking part in the Q + A session! Via Design Week.

Iggy Pop has announced plans to release his 16th solo album, Apres, on May 9th. The follow up to 2009's Preliminaires features ten covers, including songs from Frank Sinatra, Yoko Ono, the Beatles and more. According to the official Apres press release, many of the songs are French. Iggy explained why:

"Many of these songs are in French, probably because it is the French culture which has most stubbornly resisted the morntal attacks of the Anglo-American music machine."

The Hives will return with a new album in June. Lex Hives is the band's fifth studio record and their first since 2007's The Black & White Album. Check out the album's first single, "Go Right Ahead," and don't miss the Hives on Jimmy Kimmel Live tonight. Lex Hives drops June 5th.

The Cribs have issued the single, "Come On Be A No One" on limited edition red vinyl backed with a song called "Don't Believe In Me." The b-side was recorded over two years ago, but was abandoned by the band until producer Woodie Taylor offered to finish up the song for the band. The Cribs are pleased with the results and have declared the it to be one of the best songs they've ever written. Listen to the track below:

"Don't Believe In Me"

"Come On Be A No One"

If you couldn't manage a copy on red vinyl, both songs ("Come On, Be A No One" and "Don't Believe In Me") are available digitally. The Cribs drop the full length record In The Belly Of The Brazen Bull on May 7th in the U.K. and May 15th in North America.

Ultravoxpremiered the title track from their forthcoming album Brilliant last week and now fans in the U.K. can pre-order the release (links for North America will be coming soon.) The band would like fans to use their microsite/link to order the record because it helps the band out financially, so visit the official Ultravox site to order. Brilliant drops May 28th

2012/04/22

Fans of the Manchester/Madchester scene might be interested in an article published in the online edition of The Guardian. The piece, How Madchester put the E into enterprise zone, looks back at the music scene as well as the community atmosphere during the Madchester heyday in the late 80's/early 90's.

2012/04/21

A Morrissey interview from South By Southwest 2006 has appeared online. Moz talks honesty, celebrity, American Idol "I don't know anybody on the planet who enjoys it," and life with Rolling Stone editor David Fricke. Watch it below:

Ah yes, it's Record Store Day today. Not surprisingly, some of the limited edition offerings are already up on Ebay.

1. Jack White "Sixteen Saltines" liquid filled vinyl--ok, you had to know this was going to appear immediately on Ebay--it's a super cool record with liquid inside. I'm not sure how many of these were made (it was only available at the Third Man Records store in Nashville) but one copy is definitely on Ebay now.

2. Jack White "Sixteen Saltines" etched vinyl--again, it's limited edition, unique, and up on Ebay. There are a few copies, and you can tell some sellers believe this will be a windfall. One listing set the auction for 30 days (unlike this 24 hour auction here.)

7. The Cure "Friday I'm In Love" vinyl single. Robert Smith from the Cure designed a vinyl sleeve for the band's "Friday I'm In Love" Secret 7 Record Store Day offering. If you haven't heard about the Secret 7'' project, 100 copies of the Cure's single were pressed and various artists from around the world were commissioned to make a unique vinyl sleeve, and each copy featured a different sleeve. Other bands also participated in the event, and over 700 singles were made available in total for Record Store Day.

Earlier today, all the Secret 7'' copies went on sale at an art gallery in East London for a minimum ~ 60 dollar donation--all money raised went to the Teenage Cancer Trust charity. The guy who bought the Robert Smith sleeve (designed and signed by Smith) ran right home and put it on Ebay (current "buy it now" price is $3500).

It's Robert Smith's birthday. Celebrate with some amazing performances and a full concert from the Cure, plus watch the Much More Music documentary The Story of the Cure.

"A Forest"

"Primary" (appearance on Australian television)

1982 interview with The Cure:

"Close To Me" (acoustic)

"Lullaby"

Concert recorded in 1980 in the Netherlands (the announcer gives about a minute long intro, so fast forward about a minute in if you just can't wait for The Cure)

The Much More Music's 2000 documentary The Story of the Cure is embedded below. FYI, there's a bit of a lapse between segment 2 and 3 due to a couple of segments being pulled off YouTube. I pieced the film together from different uploaders so most of it is posted below.

2012/04/20

Yesterday the online edition of thePhilippine Star published an exclusive email interview with Morrissey. Most of the interview centered around animal rights and vegetarianism, but the paper did question Morrissey about his forthcoming autobiography. Unfortunately, Morrissey sort of skirted the question:

Q: What can we find in the 660 page autobiography that you're putting out soon? How's your book about James Dean?

A: "When I was 19, I wrote an essay on James Dean called James Dean is not Dean, which was unfortunately published as a very slim book, but re-titled James Dean is not Dead. Very, very, very embarrassing for me. I curl up and die whenever I think of it. Rightly so."

And that all folks--no further discussion of the book! Despite no real update on the autobiography, Moz fans should find the rest of the interview interesting, so head over to The Philippine Star.

On the eve of Iggy Pop's birthday, it's a good time to revisit a remarkable letter Iggy sent to a fan in 1995. The letter was written in response to a troubled fan named Laurence, who had written a 20 page letter to Iggy. It took 9 months for Laurence to receive a response, but it was definitely worth the wait. The heartfelt letter has been posted on Letters Of Note (Laurence sent a copy to them) and it's guaranteed to put a smile on your face. Iggy truly rocks.

James have been in North America for the last two weeks on their North American tour. Last week fans in San Francisco were treated to an intimate show at the Independent. Watch a couple of songs from the concert, including the 10 minute encore of "Sometimes."

"Sometimes"

"She's A Star"

Tonight James are back in Indio, California for round two of Coachella. Watch footage from last Friday's Coachella appearance here.

Morrissey loves his favorite Edwin Jagger razor blades so much, that upon realizing his blades were dull, he called in the bigwigs to have more shipped to him. The Sheffield Star reports Moz's staff had the duty of procuring more, which entailed a call to the head of the company, Neil Jagger, at his holiday home in France to have more shipped out! Read the blurb via the Manchester Evening Newshere.

I hope he didn't...panic! Sorry.

Tomorrow Morrissey's Record Store Day release will go on sale in the U.K. The 10 inch picture disc features the "Suedehead" Mael Brothers/Sparks remix, plus two live tracks. A digital release will be available on Monday, April 23rd, but you can check part of it out now.

2012/04/19

A new album and website from Delerium are "coming soon" according to a teaser posted on the band's current site. Watch the teaser/update on their official site and catch up with them on Facebook or Twitter.

Morrissey is about to release a10 inch picture disc for Record Store Day featuring a "Suedehead" remix by Mael Brothers (Ron & Russell Mael, aka, Sparks) backed with two live tracks recorded for the BBC in 1995. Back in 2005 a Sparks remix of "Suedehead" was released on Rhino's alternative remix compilation FutureRetro, so it's unclear whether the Mael Brothers remix for Record Store Day is a brand new remix from the Mael Brothers, or if they're just releasing the 2005 remix on vinyl.

FYI, the 2005 version of the "Suedehead" remix is available digitally here and you can listen to it below:

"Suedehead" (Sparks remix, 2005)

A few years ago, Sparks released a pretty entertaining song about Morrissey called "Lighten Up Morrissey." The song appeared on their 2008 album Exotic Creatures of the Deep, and Morrissey was entertained by the song and went on to use it as the intro to his 2009 tour.

Lightships is the new musical project from Gerard Love, who is best known for his work in Teenage Fanclub and most recently The Pastels. The full length album Electric Cables is essentially Love's solo project, though he receives some help on the record from members of The Pastels, Teenage Fanclub, and Belle & Sebastian. The music has previously been described as "sunshine pop" and I really can't disagree with that assessment. Take a listen to the song/video for "Sweetness In Her Spark" and you'll see what I mean:

Ahhh, nice and relaxing, isn't it? The ten track album was released in the U.K. at the beginning of the month and it's finally out this week in the U.S. on vinyl, cd, and as a digital download.

Record Store Day is this Saturday, and if you're flipping out about getting a quality turntable for your fresh wax, relax. The New York Times has come to the rescue with an article with tips for finding the turntable that's right for you!

Read "How to Enjoy Turntables Without Obsessing Over Them" here, then once you've got that figured out, head over to the Record Store Day website to view the list of Record Store Day releases and participating stores.

Arctic Monkeys are releasing a 7 inch single of "R U Mine" for Record Store Day. The single will be backed with the exclusive track "Electricity," which will also be released as a digital download after Record Store Day on Monday, April 23rd. Take a listen to "R U Mine" and "Electricity" below:

Coldplay's North American tour kicked off earlier this week and at last night's stop in Calgary, violence broke out. According to reports, at some point during the show two men were stabbed or slashed in the throat. The men were rushed to a nearby hospital and police are investigating. Authorities seem to believe the altercation took place inside the Saddledome, and aren't sure whether the men were involved in a fight or the two were victims of an assault.

In more Coldplay news, the band recently sent out a tweet indicating they're going to release a concert film before the end of the year:

#coldplayfilm coming later this year. our first concert film since 2003. but where to film it? PH

This Saturday, Coldplay are releasing a limited edition 7 inch single Up With The Birds b/w UFO for Record Store Day. Only 2000 copies will be available worldwide, so it might be a good idea to check with your favorite record store to see the availability. Visit Record Store Day U.S. or Record Store Day U.K. for info.

2012/04/18

Blur have announced plans to release a massive career spanning boxset, Blur 21: The Box on July 30th. The anthology features 21 discs and over five and a half hours of previously unreleased material. From the band's official website:

Blur 21: The Box is the ultimate and definitive anthology of Blur’s incredible career. Spanning 21-discs and including over 5 ½ hours of previously unreleased material, Blur 21: The Box collects together the remastered and expanded editions of all the albums, four discs of Blur rarities, three DVDs of live performances and rarities, a collectable 7’’ single and a hard-bound book - all housed in a super-deluxe material-covered box. Each box will also include a code to download all the audio contents as high-quality mp3s.

Watch the official trailer for Blur 21: The Box:

The entire tracklisting is posted here and you can pre-order now in the U.K. Though the boxset is a U.K. release, fans in North America will likely be able to order it from Amazon U.S. (for import price) around the time of the release.

Nominees for the 57th annual Ivor Novello Awardswere announced this week. PJ Harvey, Kate Bush, and Adele are up for Album of the Year, and nominees in other categories include Jonny Greenwood, Florence + the Machine, James Blake, and Lana Del Rey (no, really.) The winners will be announced at a ceremony to be held in London on May 17th.

The Cureare releasing a limited edition "Friday I'm In Love" 7'' single for Record Store Day in the U.K. as part of the Secret 7'' charity project. All 100 copies have a unique vinyl sleeve and go on sale Saturday at the Idea Generation Gallery in East London, with all proceeds going to Teenage Cancer Trust. Yesterday a VIP viewing of the sleeves took place at the gallery and now the exhibit is open for public viewing.

Watch a short video about the opening and exhibit below and see if you can spot the sleeve Robert Smith himself designed!

Jesus & Mary Chainhave announced a handful of new U.S. dates but they're all west coast appearances other than a festival date in North Carolina. Tour dates are posted below:

06/14: The Fillmore, San Francisco06/15: Hollywood Park, Inglewood06/16: House of Blues, Las Vegas06/17: House of Blues, San Diego09/05: House of Blues, New Orleans09/07: Hopscotch Music Festival, Raleigh

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